Speed of your Trad bows
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Spring Grove, Pa. USA
Posts: 2,120
RE: Speed of your Trad bows
My Widow's shoot mid to high 170's,my Shafer Silvertip will do mid to high 180's and my Northern Mist longbow is in the mid 170's.All arrows were about 9gr/lb of draw wgt
#4
RE: Speed of your Trad bows
The last time I checked mine which was about 8 years ago I was getting right around 220 fps give or take. It can wing them out there very quick for a recurve but I'm also shooting 73lbs at my draw weight. I'd like to do it again to see if it would be any less as the bow gets older. My dads Big Horn recurve would put them out about 200 fps when it was new 20 years back.
#6
RE: Speed of your Trad bows
ORIGINAL: SteveBNy
Schultzy- really need to have gr/lb of draw or total arrow and draw wght's to make comparison's.
Schultzy- really need to have gr/lb of draw or total arrow and draw wght's to make comparison's.
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 9,175
RE: Speed of your Trad bows
My homemade longbow and my ChekMate Kings Pawn both draw 50 pounds @ 32"and they each like 2216 arrows. I chrono'd them once when I bought the club's chronograph. Had to test it ya know.
Anyway, the 2216's weigh in at 570 grains. That's 11.4 grains per pound. My longbow shoots 'em at 186 fps. The Kings Pawn does 185.
Edit: Added grains per pound for my arrow weight. Just to make everyone happy. [8D]
Anyway, the 2216's weigh in at 570 grains. That's 11.4 grains per pound. My longbow shoots 'em at 186 fps. The Kings Pawn does 185.
Edit: Added grains per pound for my arrow weight. Just to make everyone happy. [8D]
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Moravia NY USA
Posts: 2,164
RE: Speed of your Trad bows
Didn't mean it as a criticism or a contest - just pointing out the info needed fo relevancy.
To get the grains per lb divide the total arrow wght by your draw wght.
Based on info at the easton site, your arrow wght appears to be around 500 grns giving you gr/lb of 6.85
With your 29" draw, the 220 sounds about right - most would consider your bow heavy, but the arrow light for it.
Steve
To get the grains per lb divide the total arrow wght by your draw wght.
Based on info at the easton site, your arrow wght appears to be around 500 grns giving you gr/lb of 6.85
With your 29" draw, the 220 sounds about right - most would consider your bow heavy, but the arrow light for it.
Steve